Railway-tie.



N. M. KINSEY.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG.1, 1913 1,090,723. Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

N. M. KINSBY.

RAILWAY TIE.

APYLIGATION FILED AUG. 1, 1913 Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1?, 1914.

Application filed August 1, 1913. Serial No. 782,484.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NOAI'I M. Kmsnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farmersville, in the county of Montgomery 5 and State of Ohio, have invented new and 1 the same being to construct a tie of this character which may be rolled from a sheet of metal and which is corrugated both longitudinally and transversely to strengthen the tie as well as to obviate, as much as possible,

1 the expansion and contraction of the tie incident to varying temperatures.

A further object of the invention is the construction of a tie which is corrugated both longitudinally and transversely, the

2 corrugations intersecting at the points upon which the rails rest, and the tie being provided with means for retaining the rails thereon, the said intersecting corrugations forming spaced lugs or projections which contacting with the underface of the said rails provides 'what may be termed a serrated surface whlch w1ll have a tendency to prevent the longitudinal creeping of the rails as well as the lateral movement of the rails.

A still further object of the invention is the provision, ina tie of this class, of bracket members arranged upon the opposite sides thereof which assist the rail in supporting the base flanges of rail chairs and which provide means whereby the rail chairs may be secured to the ties, the tie also being formed with means whereby the vertical flanges of the chairs will be forced toward the opposite sides of the rails, so that the meeting ends of the rails may be eflectively and securely connected with the tie.

With the above and other objects in View, the improvement resides in the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan view of the blank from which the tie is formed,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tie, Fig.

3 is a similar view of the tie but showing the same provided upon its sides with brackets, F ig. a is a perspective view illustrating the tie provided with an angular chair and illustrating the manner in which two rails B may be connected. Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal sectional view through one end of the device, illustrating a rail positioned upon the tie and secured thereon througln the medium of rail engag- 1ng cl1ps, 6 is a similar view illustratlng a rail chair attached to the tie and illustrating the means for retaining the cha r upon the tie and the rails upon the chair, Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the device illustrated in Fig. 6, Fig. 8 1s a detail sectional view taken through one side of the tie and the bracket attached to the side of the tie, Fig. 9 is a perspective View of the bracket detached fromthe t e, and Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspectlve vlew of one of the rail engaging ollps.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the tie is preferably constructed from a flat rectangular sheet of suitable metal, the said metal being of any desired length and cut transversely to provide a number of ties. The tie, which 1s designated by the numeral 2, is provided with centrally arranged longitudinally extending intersecting depressions and ribs forming the same with a corrugated surface 2. The t1e is further provided, adjacent lts ends, with transversely arranged intersectlng spaces and depressions forming corrugations 3 which, of course, intersect the corrugated portion 2 and the said intersecting corrugations provide what may be termed a serrated surface, or a surface provided with a plurality of spaced studs or nipples 4. The plate from which the tie is formed is arranged upon suitable rollers, so that the said plate is bent to provide rounded corners 5, vertically strai 'ht sides 6 and a horizontally straight face The face of the tie, adjacent the transverse ribs 3, is formed with openings adjacent to the intersecting corrugations, the said openings be ing adapted for receiving elements 8 which pass through suitable openings in rail engaging clips 9, and the said clips have their ends formed to engage with the base flanges and, if desired, with the webs upon the opposite faces of the rails R. The securing elements 8 are in the nature of nuts and bolts, and the outer corrugations 2 are dis posed to contact with one of the sides of each of the nuts, so that the said nut cannot accidentally work loose from the bolt.

The corrugations 3, it is of course understood, are continued upon the vertical sides 6 of the tie, and in some instances I have found it desirable to provide an additional rest for the rails R, the said rests being in the shape of substantially L-shaped brackets- 11, the vertical member of each of the brackets being provided with vertical depressions 12 so that the outer face of the said vertical member will co-act with the corrugated portions 3 upon the sides. The brackets are of a greater width than the portion of the tie occupied by the transverse corrugations 3, and the vertical member of the bracket is secured to the sides in any desired or preferred manner, in the showing of the drawings the securing elements being in the nature of nuts and bolts.

The horizontal member 13 of each of the brackets 11 may and preferably has its upper face serrated, as at 1 1, or provided with spaced depressions and ribs arranged between the said depressions. The upper face 13 of each ofv the brackets to the outer longitudinal edges thereof is formed with perforations 15, and when two of the rails R are to be connected upon the ties, I employ a rail chair 16 which is adapted to have its base rest upon the corrugated or uneven surface of both the bracket and the tie, and the said chair is provided adjacent its longitudinal edges with openings 17 which register with the openings 15 in the brackets, the registering openings being adapted to receive securing elements 18, in the nature of nuts and bolts. The rail clips 9 have their base portions provided with two openings, each being adapted for the reception of the securin'g element 8, and when the rail chair is arranged upon the tie and two of the rails are connected through the medium of the usual nuts and bolts to the vertical plates of the said chair, the clips have their flanged portions brought into tight contact with the opposite sides of the chair and the securing bolt passed through the opening which will now register with the openings in the ties.

In Fig. 4: I have illustrated the manner in which two rails may be secured upon the tie. In this figure the clips 9 are employed but, instead of bearing upon the base flanges of the rails,bear against an angular flange a which overlies the centrally corrugated base 79 of an angular rail chair. The vertical member 0 of the chair, which connects with the overlying flange a is adapted to have its upper edge contact beneath the heads of the rail, and is further provided with openings for the reception of securing elements I) which pass through the webs of the rail.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A metallic tie comprising an auxiliary flat face and vertically straight sides integrally formed with the face, the face being provided with longitudinally extending corrugations, the tie, at its rail receiving portions being provided with transverse corrugations which intersect the longitudinal corrugations, and means provided upon the tie for sustaining the rails upon the intersecting corrugated portions of the tie.

LA tie formed from a rectangular strip of metal having central longitudinal corrugation and transverse corrugations arranged adjacent its ends, the tie being rolled to provide an auxiliary flat face and vertically straight sides, the intersecting corrugated portions of the tie adapted to provide seats for the rails, the flat faces of the tie adjacent the intersecting corrugations being formed with openings and said openings being adapted to receive bolts for securing rail engaging clips to the ties, and the nuts for the bolts adapted to be contacted by the walls upon the inner face of the tie provided by the longitudinal corrugations.

3. A tie comprising sides and a top connecting the sides, the 'top' being formed with centrally arranged longitudinally extending corrugations, the said top as well as the sides being provided with corrugations which run transversely, of the longitudinal corrugations on the top of the tie and the intersecting corrugations on the face of the tie adapted to receive the base flanges of the rail, means provided upon the tie for securing the rails upon their seats, and removable bracket members connected with the sides of the tie and forming additional seats for the base flanges of the rails.

1. A metallic tie formed from a sheet of metal and providing ides and a top, the top having longitudinally extending corrugations and intersecting transverse corrugations which are continued from the sides of the tie, the intersecting corrugations adapted to provide a seat for the rails, L-shaped brackets for the sides of the tie, said brackets having their vertical members grooved to engage with the corrugations upon the sides of the tie, means for securing the said bracket to the sides of the tie, the brackets having their upper faces serrated and adapted to provide additional rests for the rails.

5. In combination, a tie having its upper face provided with centrally arranged corrugations and intersecting transverse corrugations, L-shaped brackets arranged upon the sides of the tie and having their upper members disposed in a plane with the transverse corrugations, a rail chair arranged upon the upper faces of the brackets and the In testimony whereof I aflix my signature intersecting corrugations, means for securin presence of two witnesses.

ing the chair to the brackets two rails with in the chair and secured to the chair, and NOAH KINSEY' clips adjustably connected to the tie and Witnesses:

contacting with the opposite faces of the rail ERNEST A. KERN, engaging sides of the chair. 7 CHESTER A. EBY.

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Washington, D. G. 

